Cochliobolus
Symptoms of "Cochliobolus miyabeanus", the causal agent of brown spot, on rice
Symptoms of Cochliobolus miyabeanus, the causal agent of brown spot, on rice
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Pleosporaceae
Genus: Cochliobolus
Drechsler
Type species
Cochliobolus heterostrophus
(Drechsler) Drechslera

The fungal genus Cochliobolus includes 19 species,[1] it includes some plant pathogenic species such as Cochliobolus heterostrophus. A lot of former Cochliobolus species were transferred to either Curvularia or Bipolaris genera.[1]

Cochliobolus heterostrophus is known from "southern corn blight" which affects corn and maize.[2]

Heterothallism and homothallism

Those fungi that need a partner to mate are referred to as heterothallic (self-sterile), and those fungi not needing a partner are referred to as homothallic (self-fertile). A study of DNA sequences of mating type loci from different heterothallic and homothallic species in the genus Cochliobolus suggests that homothallism can be derived from heterothallism by recombination.[3]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;[1]

Former species (all within Pleosporaceae family);[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Species Fungorum - Search Page - Cochliobolus". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Cochliobolus heterostrophus C5". Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  3. ^ Yun SH1, Berbee ML, Yoder OC, Turgeon BG. Evolution of the fungal self-fertile reproductive life style from self-sterile ancestors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 May 11;96(10):5592-7. PMID 10318929 PMCID: PMC21905 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.10.5592


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